| Social Cohesion in Greater China Contributor(s): Ka Ho Mok & Yuen-Wen Ku (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814291927 ISBN-13: 9789814291927 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $135.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 2010353220 |
| Series: Series on Contemporary China |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 396 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book critically examines the issues and challenges of social development faced by societies in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with particular reference to the major strategies these societies adopt to promote social cohesion and civil harmony in the context of globalization. It focuses on people who have been socially marginalized by the Asian financial crisis in 1997, and examines the measures Greater China has adopted to balance economic growth with social development. The book will be of interest to readers who wish to know more about societies in Mainland China, and the effects of globalization. |